> I doubt there is much Apple could do to stop it. That is to say, Openstep is an open API that anyone is free to develop an implementation of.
I am not so sure. OpenStep (the spec) is probably safe, but that doesn't make sure the rest of Cocoa (which implements a superset of OpenStep) is immune from a patent or IP-related offensive.
I am not so sure. OpenStep (the spec) is probably safe, but that doesn't make sure the rest of Cocoa (which implements a superset of OpenStep) is immune from a patent or IP-related offensive.